Catherine of Siena

1347 to 1380 · Doctor 1970

Origin: Siena
Historical identity: Medieval Sienese / Italian
Affiliation: Dominican Third Order / Mantellate

Life and work

Dominican laywoman, spiritual teacher and mediator active in fourteenth-century church and civic affairs. Her letters and Dialogue join mystical theology with appeals for reform, peace and pastoral responsibility.

Places and activities

Siena

1347-1378; with journeys

Lived in Siena, served the sick and dictated spiritual teaching.

Benedict XVI: Catherine of Siena

Avignon

1376

Met Gregory XI and urged reform and his return to Rome.

Benedict XVI: Catherine of Siena

Rome

1378-1380

Supported Urban VI during the schism and died in Rome.

Benedict XVI: Catherine of Siena

Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Catherine of Siena

Primary sources

Further reading

Wikipedia

Catherine of Siena

Dates and research notes

Years are historical biographical dates; an approximate label on a place record remains approximate.

Selected sourced locations; not a complete itinerary. All geographic coordinates are approximate.

Dominican Mantellata / tertiary, not a cloistered Dominican nun.

Official modern biographical overview; not contemporary evidence for the saint's travels.

Primary text or author archive. Its presence in the bibliography does not by itself support every map claim.

Recommended scholarly reading. Publisher/catalogue link; not used as consulted evidence for seed place claims.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908. Biographical article.

Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.

Updated 2026-11-01